Shermanator31660
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- May 15, 2006
- Messages
- 88
I know it's simple but danged if I can figure this out, nor my other 2 "expert" boaters so here I am again! Starting the motor, not problem, head out on lake for a 15 minute run at 30 mph to my fav fishing spot, no problem. Troll around with the kicker for an hour or two, light up the big motor and head out and after about 2 minutes it dies, primer bulb is soft. Pump it up, motor fires right up and away we go, 2 minutes later, dies again, sameo problem. If I leave the wife at the back of the boat and have her continually pumping the bulb, which she really doesn't like doing, the motor runs just fine!
I've checked the screen in the tank, new fuel/water filter, new primer bulb, checked all the hose connections outside motor and under the hood, no leaks. I "deleted the factory fuel bowl and filter under the hood, still made no difference. Something I did notice is that when the motor is off and I get the primer bulb pumped up and hard and then keep pressure on it, the bulb will slowly "bleed down", I don't think it should be doing that but I also can't find any fuel leaks, anywhere. I've never had this problem before, it just started about a month ago, injectors were just all cleaned, motor runs like a top, when it has fuel! I do have my kicker hooked up to the same fuel filter but it runs off a totally separate fitting from the main motor, I even disconnected its line to see if air may have been coming through there but it made no difference. Any ideas?? I don't think the VST filter would be the problem, or a fuel pump, seems to be getting air from somewhere??? Sherm
I've checked the screen in the tank, new fuel/water filter, new primer bulb, checked all the hose connections outside motor and under the hood, no leaks. I "deleted the factory fuel bowl and filter under the hood, still made no difference. Something I did notice is that when the motor is off and I get the primer bulb pumped up and hard and then keep pressure on it, the bulb will slowly "bleed down", I don't think it should be doing that but I also can't find any fuel leaks, anywhere. I've never had this problem before, it just started about a month ago, injectors were just all cleaned, motor runs like a top, when it has fuel! I do have my kicker hooked up to the same fuel filter but it runs off a totally separate fitting from the main motor, I even disconnected its line to see if air may have been coming through there but it made no difference. Any ideas?? I don't think the VST filter would be the problem, or a fuel pump, seems to be getting air from somewhere??? Sherm